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JEMC on 19 August 2020
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SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG's new Midweek Sale, named games loved by Youtubers, brings up to 90% discounts until Saturday: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200819_midweek_sale

Steam has a new daily deal and a whooping 7 Midweek Madness deals:

There's a new Humble Headup Games Band Boost Bundle, with up to 15 games to get during the next 13 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/headup-games-band-boost

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Valve clarifies rule against using Steam to promote games on other storefronts
https://www.pcgamer.com/valve-clarifies-rule-against-using-steam-to-promote-games-on-other-storefronts/
It recently came to light that an update to the Steamworks Community FAQ forbids developers from using Steam's Community Hub to promote non-Steam versions of their games. It's not something that happens a lot, but it does happen, especially with the advent of the Epic Games Store: As we noted in December 2018, for instance, Unknown Worlds was using the Subnautica Steam page to support the game (and thus, arguably, promote it) on the Epic Games Store, because EGS doesn't have forums.
The FAQ would seem to close the door on that sort of activity in the future. "In the game you ship via Steam, and in communications on Steam, you may only promote the Steam version and its availability via Steam, and not other distribution outlets," it says. "This applies both to full versions of your game and to content patches that change the existing version."
The language is broad, and some users read it as forbidding not just announcements of releases and updates on other storefronts, but also things like unofficial patches released off of Steam. Today, however, Valve issued a statement clarifying that the policy isn't actually new at all, and that the FAQ was updated simply to ensure that developers are fully informed.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Final Fantasy IX Remaster Moguri is a must-have mod, Version 8.2 available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/final-fantasy-ix-remaster-moguri-is-a-must-have-mod-version-8-2-available-for-download/
Modder ‘snouz’ has released a new version of the amazing Final Fantasy IX fan remaster project, Moguri. Version 8.2 adds 170 backgrounds and can now display all of them in full when using widescreen resolutions. It also resolves micro-scrolling on 54 screens that are 8px larger than a 16/9 screen.
In addition, Final Fantasy IX Remaster Moguri Version 8.2 brings much better sound quality by default. It also fixes a number of visual inconsistencies, glitches & unfinished upscales.
It’s also worth noting that this latest version comes with a new launcher. Among other things, this launcher resolves some installation problems for assets files.
>> There's a video showcasing the changes and you can download the mod from here.

Simon’s Quest Rebitten is a free fan remake of Castlevania 2 for the PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/simons-quest-rebitten-is-a-free-fan-remake-of-castlevania-2-for-the-pc/
Edward Findlay has released a free fan remake of Konami’s Castlevania 2 on the PC, called Simon’s Quest Rebitten. This remake comes with native controls for the PC, as well as some improvements. For instance, it features a day/night cycle and boss fights.
Now what’s really cool here is that Findlay has created various remakes for other classic NES games. For instance, you can download a remake of Ninja Gaiden, as well as a remake for Splatterhouse 4.
Additionally, you can find a remaster of Faxanadu. This remake is also three times longer than the original game, so make sure to at least give it a go.
You can download all these freeware games from here. Needless to say that even though these are free fan remakes, all of them use copyrighted material. What this ultimately means is that they may be taken down really soon. Thus, we suggest downloading them while you still can.

GAMING NEWS

Baldur’s Gate 3 enters Early Access on September 30th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/baldurs-gate-3-enters-early-access-on-september-30th/
Larian Studios has announced that the Early Access phase for Baldur’s Gate 3 will begin on September 30th. According to the developers, the game will have over 45k dialogues and over 590 characters in Early Access.
>> And here are the system requirements.

Crysis Remastered releases this Friday according to Playstation Access
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/crysis-remastered-releases-this-friday-according-to-playstation-access/
Playstation Access may have leaked the release date for the current-gen version of Crysis Remastered. In its latest video (which is now set as a Private Video), Playstation Access revealed that Crysis Remastered will release on August 21st.

Horizon Zero Dawn PC Update 1.02 released, fixes numerous crashes, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/horizon-zero-dawn-pc-update-1-02-released-fixes-numerous-crashes-full-patch-notes/
Guerrilla Games has released the second PC patch for Horizon Zero Dawn. Following the release of Patch 1.01 last week, Update 1.02 aims to resolve some of the most frustrating crashes that PC gamers have been experiencing.

Here are 25 minutes of gameplay footage from Battletoads
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-25-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-battletoads/
Microsoft and Rare have released a new video for Battletoads, showcasing 25 minutes of gameplay footage from it. In this video, Dlala Studios and Rare brawl, bike and blast through some choice cuts of the multi-genre adventure on Toad difficulty.



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